Climate risk in Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Palestine · 1M people in the urban area
What threatens Jerusalem most
- Earthquake
- High GSHAP
- Water stress
- Low WRI Aqueduct
Tsunamis and landslides are not rated for a single city here. Climate risk profile of Palestine
An earthquake's shaking at Jerusalem can reach 2.65 m/s², as strong as a once-in-475-years event.
Tel Aviv: 1.99 m/s².
Jerusalem's climate in the 2050s
2041-2060 compared with 1991-2020, moderate emissions
By the 2050s, Jerusalem's climate will still be more like its own today than any other large city's. The nearest other is Amman (Jordan).
+1.6°C
Mean temperature over the year
+2°C
Highest in the warmest month
+1.1°C
Lowest in the coldest month
-8%
Precipitation over the year
Under high emissions, the nearest is Haifa (Israel), and only in part.
Its own climate today is 3.6 σ away. How close the match is: 3.9 σ to the climate of Amman today, where under 2 is close and over 4 is no match (Mahony et al. 2017). 3 of 3 climate model runs name the same city. Seasonal temperature and rain are compared, not extremes, city heat or the sea.
Where else Jerusalem stands out
40.3°C
Hottest day of 2025
Tel Aviv: 35.1°C.
Higher than in 79% of the world's 630 large cities
Hazards at Jerusalem
Read at the city's centre and compared with the Atlas's 630 large cities. Moderate emissions is the IPCC's scenario SSP2-4.5.
| Hazard | Jerusalem | Among large cities | In Palestine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C | 30 days | Among large cities: above 72% | |
| Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C | 94 days | Among large cities: above 46% | |
| Hottest day of 2025 | 40.3°C | Among large cities: above 79% | |
| Warming by 2050, moderate emissions | +2.1°C | Among large cities: above 60% | |
| Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025 | 4 days | Among large cities: above 30% | |
| River flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Coastal flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Water stress | Low (<10%) | Among large cities: above 0% | |
| Earthquake shaking, once in 475 years | 2.65 m/s² | Among large cities: above 86% | |
| Land burned in an average year | 0% | ||
| Cyclone wind, once in 100 years | 0 m/s |
Flood depth is read in a single 1 km cell at the city's centre, in today's climate. Other parts of the city can still flood. The country page names the deepest point near a coastal city in 2080, so its figure can be higher. See how deep a river flood reaches around Jerusalem on the live map
See the hottest days around Jerusalem on the live map
40.3°C © OpenStreetMap Large cities in Palestine
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